Hammock



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` A. C. DILLMAN.

HAMMOCK.

No. 329,631.A Patented Nov. 3, 1885.

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AUGUSTUS C. DILLMAN, OF BRYAN, OHIO.

HAMUNIOCK.

SPECIFICATION forming pari: of Letters Patent No. 329,631, dated November 3 1885.

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Be it known that l, AUGUSTUS C. DILLMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bryan, in the county of W'illiams and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hammocks; and. I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, in which- Figure lis a plan view of the hammock, and Fig. 2 a side View of the same, and Figs. 3, 4, and 5 detail views.

My invention relates to hammocks, and has for its object to form a hammock which will be simple, strong, and durable, which will be flexible longitudinally and transversely, and yet will not close up on the occupant thereof, which will swing level, and in which the suspension-cords will readily find a center; and to these ends it consists in the construction and in the combination of parts hereinafter particularly described, and then sought to be specifically dened by the claims.

The bed of the hammock is composed of a series of transverse slats', A, made of thin metal, wood, splits, or other fibrous or suitable material, preferably of a fieXible nature, and curved more or less in the direction of their length, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, although they may be straight without departing from the other features of my 1nvention. These transverse slats are connected together along their edges by one or more straps or bands, B, of textile webbing, leather, or other suitable iieXible material, which are interwoven or interlaced with the transverse slats, being passed from one end to the other and back again alongside the first section thereof, and turned at the end slats so as to form loops b, and secured thereto, preferably by metallic pins a, of the form of a staple, or by wires or other suitable fastenings passed through both straps and slats, at such points as judgment may dictate. Intermediate of the ends of the slats, preferably at or near the middle of their length, the slats are strengthened and braced by one or more straps or bands, O, which may be of the same material as the outer straps or bands, and interlaced or interwoven with the slats and secured thereto in the same manner, and so as to form loops c. The slats are curved by steaming the wood or bending the metal before the straps are interlaced therewith, or, preferably, by bending the slats and holding them in such curved form by the bands or straps interlaced therewith. strengthened, produce more of a spring to the bed of the hammock than when straight, and afford a more comfortable surface or bed to rest upon.

'Io each end of the bed of the hammock there are attached ropes D D', by means of which the hammock may be suspended. rIhese ropes are connected to the bed so that one end of each will be attached to opposite corners thereof, or thereabout, and the other end to the bed nearest to the corner farthest removed from its other end, preferably about two-thirds the distance from the corner near which the outer end is attached. These supporting-ropes are passed around grooved or iianged rings E, and firmly secured thereto by binding the ropes together by any suitable means, as shown. By attaching the supporting or suspension ropes to the bed as described the hammock will preserve its equilibrium better than when otherwise connected, and the ropes will more readily find a center. I prefer to secure the supporting-cords to the end slats, A', by passing the cords at the extremities of the slats through two perforations in each slat, so as to form loops a', the ends of the cords being held to the said slats by means of pins or staples F, having preferably bent heads so as to clamp the cords to the slats. The slats A are secured at the ends of the hammock-bed by linking the loops a with the loops b, and, further, by linking a cord, G, with the loops c, the cord being passed through perforations in the slats so as to form loops, and having their ends clamped to the slats by means of the staples or pins F.

By securing the slats A to the endsof the hammock-bed as described a strong and yet somewhat flexible and yielding connection is effected.

A hammock constructed according to the foregoing description can be readily converted into a seat or chair by simply lowering one end, and easily fitted up as a bed for an invalid by simply providing the necessary bed- By curving the' slats they are IOO ding, the curvature to the slats preventing the occupant from rolling out or being thrown out by the swinging of the hammock. Furthermore, the bed of the hammock will not close up around the occupant thereof, like other hammocks composed of exible material in cross-section, and will furnish a wider and more comfortable bed than under other constructions.

The construct-ion is simple, cheap, durable, and strong.

Having described my invention and set forth its merits, what I claim isl. A hammock composed of slats secured to bands or straps interwoven therewith to form loops at the ends, in combination with suspension cords having their outer ends looped and passed through the loops of said bands or straps, substantially as described, for the purpose setl forth.

2. A hammock composed of slats secured to bands or straps interwoven' therewith to form loops at the ends, in combination with suspeul sion-cords having their outer ends looped and passed through the loops of said bands or straps, and the inner ends secured tothe end slats, thejnner end of each cord being secured to the Slat between the outer and inner end of the other cord, substantially as described.

3. A hammock composed of slats A, bands B and G,interwoven therewith and formed into loops at their ends, end slats, A', secured to the loops of band C by loops G, and suspension-cords D and D', having their outer ends looped and passed through the loops of bands B and their inner ends secured to the end slat, the inner end of each cord being secured to the slat between the outer and inner end of the other cord, substantially as described. A

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 4o presence of two witnesses. Y y

AUGUSTUS C. DILLMAN.

Witnesses:

C. A. BowERsoX, GEORGE E. CoY. 

